The Second Impeachment of Donald Trump Begins Today

[wonderingrover]

Well, one thing about it - this makes Trump a historical president. He is now the only president in US history to be impeached twice.

[TommyLucchese]

@WuWei

Irony.

Also this isn’t what irony is, not even common usage, let alone the literal definition.

[WuWei]

@WCD9973

@WuWei

Impeaching Trump is not going to teach the rioters anything, in their minds it will prove them right.

Agreed.
Arresting them and charging them for the crimes they committed is about holding the rioters accountable.

Impeaching Trump a 2nd time is about holding future Presidents accountable that there are consequences to actions.

It’s about making sure Trump is not a future President. But I will agree it sends a bit of a message to future Presidents - namely if you are going to act of fool, make sure you have the House.

[conan]

LOL too funny.

[WuWei]

@wonderingrover

Well, one thing about it - this makes Trump a historical president. He is now the only president in US history to be impeached twice.

He will also likely be the first disqualified for office as well, if I’m not mistaken.

[WCD9973]

Only if convicted in the senate. Do you think that will happen? I think there will be at most 10 republican senators who vote to convict
But I could be wrong.

[conan]

@PurpnGold

Lol. No you haven’t. You care too much to have moved on.

You have no idea what I’m planing on…Jan 20th coming up pretty fast.

@PurpnGold

Trumpism got y’all to this place.

And watch you guys try to claim his ideas.

[conan]

LOL doubling down.

This place cracks me up.

[once-ler]

@conan

Why are libs so afraid of him?

[conan]

No there won’t…repugs are afraid too.

[conan]

Ah interesting…

[WuWei]

@WCD9973

Only if convicted in the senate. Do you think that will happen? I think there will be at most 10 republican senators who vote to convict
But I could be wrong.

Yes, I believe it will.

[Zander]

@zantax

@WuWei

It is a political question.

Not after he is once again a private citizen it isn’t.

This is reallllllly bad legal analysis.

[once-ler]

Applause for the good guys.

Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)
Peter Meijer (R-MI)
Fred Upton (R-MI)
Liz Cheney (R-WY)
John Katko (R-NY)
Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Tom Rice (R-SC)
Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
David Valadao (R-CA)

[Zander]

@zantax

@peek-a-boo

If the intention is to prevent him from running again, it is political.

So if congress impeached me tomorrow, a private citizen, the courts would say it was a political matter and they can’t get involved? Nope.

Gufffawwwwwwwwwwww.

[moonshine]

congress could probably block him from running even if not convicted by the senate. they would probably have to vote to declare him ineligible due to rebellion or insurrection

“No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

[Guntsu]

So now that he has been impeached for a second time, will this make Trump more popular with Republicans?

Will Trump continue to be the head of the GOP?

[zantax]

@moonshine

congress could probably block him from running even if not convicted by the senate. they would probably have to vote to declare him ineligible due to rebellion or insurrection

“No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

Only if they can get a court to convict him of those charges, unlikely.

[zantax]

@Guntsu

So now that he has been impeached for a second time, will this make Trump more popular with Republicans?

Will Trump continue to be the head of the GOP?

Why would Republicans care that democrats impeached him?

[Guntsu]

@zantax

Why would Republicans care that democrats impeached him?

strange question